très

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French très. Attested in English from the 19th century. Doublet of trans. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /treɪ/, /trɛs/ === Adverb === très (not comparable) (colloquial, fashion, usually before English adjective) Very, to superior degree. ==== Related terms ==== très chic très gauche === References === == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French trés, from Old French trés, inherited from Latin trāns, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“through, throughout, over”). Doublet of trans- and trans. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁɛ/, (before a vowel) /tʁɛ.z‿/ ~ /tʁe.z‿/ Hyphenation: très Homophones: traie, traient, traies, trais, trait, traits === Adverb === très very ==== Descendants ==== → Esperanto: tre→ Ido: tre === Further reading === “très”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === sert